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English 17 Public

Complete with the correct form of the verb: present perfect simple or present perfect progressive

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I (have studied/ have been studying) all day long!

have been studying (all day long- continuous form)

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I (have known/have been knowing) Jessica for a long time

have known ( stative verb, we can't use continuous form)

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I ((have finished/have been finishing) my report. I can sleep now

have finished ( completed action- present perfect simple)

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She ( has repaired/has been repairing) her computer for several days! She can't finish yet

has been repairing (unfinished action, she is still repairing the computer)

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Jonathan ( has bought/has been buying) a new cellphone. It's awesome!

has bought ( finished action) result- his cellphone is awesome

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Julie ( has played/has been playing) for hours! She's having a lot of fun !

has been playing ( she is still playing)

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John ( has always wanted/has always been wanting) to be an actor

has always wanted ( want- stative verb, we can't use a continuous form)

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Susan (has always believed/has always been believing) in ghosts

has always believed ( believe- stative verb, we can't use a continuous form)

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Jack ( has decorated his house/has been decorating his house) He's not finished yet

has been decorating his house (unfinished action, he is still decorating his house)

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Q: How long (have you cooked/have you been cooking) ? A: All day, I'm exhausted

have you been cooking ( unfinished and ongoing action)

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How long (have you studied/have you been studying) English? Since 2018

have you been studying ( the action continues)

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How long ( has the baby slept/has the baby been sleeping) For 30 minutes

has the baby been sleeping ( the baby still sleeps)

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John (has had/has been having) the same car for years

has had ( have- stative- possession, we can't use a continuous form)

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Susan (has had/has been having) coffee for 2 hours

has been having coffee ( have- dynamic- drink, we can use the progressive form)

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Liz and Joe (have worked/have been working) on this project since last month

have been working ( they are still working in the project)

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Lucas (has used/has been using) the dictionary for a few years

has been using ( he is still using the dictionary)

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